The Apology
   Part
 1 Intro|             them, if they appear to prefer riches to virtue, or to


Cratylus
   Part
 2 Intro|            reasons why a man should prefer his own way of speaking
 3 Text |          much as you can; or do you prefer the notion of Hermogenes
 4 Text |            these two notions do you prefer?~CRATYLUS: Representation


Euthyphro
   Part
 5 Text |           gods? Do you mean that we prefer requests and give gifts


Gorgias
   Part
 6 Text |        again either now, or, if you prefer, at some other time.~CALLICLES:
 7 Text |             SOCRATES: And would you prefer a greater evil or a greater
 8 Text |       SOCRATES: Would any other man prefer a greater to a less evil?~
 9 Text |             or rather, if you would prefer, let me ask, and do you


Ion
   Part
10 Text |          are inspired. Which do you prefer to be thought, dishonest


Laws
   Book
11 1    |              Athenian. And would he prefer that this civil war should
12 4    |            to ask me which I myself prefer in the state, I should certainly
13 5    |             that he ought always to prefer himself to the truth. But
14 6    |            the candidates whom they prefer; and this second selection,
15 7    |         assigning to them? Shall we prefer that which is adopted by
16 9    |             what is best, or, if we prefer, what is most necessary—
17 10   |            paltry and ridiculous to prefer the shorter to the better.
18 10   |             ten motions ought we to prefer as being the mightiest and
19 10   |          lower number which you may prefer?~Cleinias. Exactly.~Athenian.
20 11   |          sober in their wishes, and prefer a moderate to a large gain.
21 11   |             gain in moderation they prefer gains without limit; wherefore
22 12   |         deem the best, whether they prefer to take a certain portion


Lysis
   Part
23 Text |             Egypt, I should greatly prefer a real friend to all the


Phaedo
   Part
24 Text |        alternative, Simmias, do you prefer? Had we the knowledge at


Phaedrus
   Part
25 Intro|           Whether we have ceased to prefer appearances to reality?
26 Intro|            our unbelief, seeming to prefer popular opinions unverified
27 Text |           only a proof that he will prefer any future love to his present,


Philebus
   Part
28 Intro|           of destruction. Who would prefer such an alternation to the
29 Intro|           the form under which they prefer to contemplate them. Nor


Protagoras
   Part
30 Text |             Wherefore I should much prefer conversing with you, if
31 Text |     entertainment they decline, and prefer to talk with one another,
32 Text |            he thinks to be evil. To prefer evil to good is not in human
33 Text |           forgot us in the story; I prefer your Prometheus to your


The Republic
   Book
34 1    |            of life, Glaucon, do you prefer? ~I for my part deem the
35 1    |       method do I understand you to prefer? I said. ~That which you
36 3    |        include the mixed? ~I should prefer only to admit the pure imitator
37 6    |          any ever was? Or will they prefer those whom we have rejected? ~
38 7    |               I think that I should prefer to carry on the argument
39 8    |      conclusions of the argument to prefer justice. ~Certainly, he
40 10   |       author of encomiums, he would prefer to be the theme of them. ~
41 10   |            in the soul; but he will prefer the passionate and fitful


The Second Alcibiades
   Part
42 Text |             or ‘idiotic,’ or, if we prefer gentler language, describe


The Sophist
   Part
43 Intro|            metaphysics will greatly prefer the earlier dialogues to
44 Text |          Compare Parm.)~STRANGER: I prefer to talk with another when
45 Text |           of these alternatives you prefer.~THEAETETUS: I should say,
46 Text | alternatives, Theaetetus, will they prefer?~THEAETETUS: I have nothing


The Statesman
   Part
47 Intro|            management:—Which do you prefer? ‘No matter.’ Very good,


Theaetetus
   Part
48 Text |             is not thus; or, if you prefer, ‘becomes’ thus; and if
49 Text |            which alternative do you prefer?~THEAETETUS: It is hard
50 Text |         found some one who will not prefer this but the third.~THEAETETUS:


Timaeus
   Part
51 Text |             that every one ought to prefer a shorter span of life,